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It was also revealed in today’s report the trustees had stopped admitting boys between Years Seven and 11 from this January.

Closure of boys school

Andalusia Academy is an independent, all-through school for children between reception year to Year 11.

The only Muslim-faith full-time school in the West of England, it had more than 300 pupils on roll at the start of the academic year. That has since reduced to 254 after the closure of the boys’ secondary school in January.

The 39 boys have been reassigned to other secondary schools by the local authority.

Andalusia Academy is the only Islamic faith school in Bristol (Image: Dave Betts)

Dr Ghassan Nounu, chair of trustees, told the Bristol Post the school was forced to close their boys provision because of financial reasons, with only 39 boys on roll.

He said the number of pupils who joined in the school in September were too low, and the cost of teaching them was too high.